Comp 1B Assassin's Creed

Question 1

How much is the video games industry worth in 2022?

Answer 1

$200 billion

Question 2

How much was the video game industry worth in 2012?

Answer 2

$70 billion

Question 3

What percentage does mobile gaming make up?

Answer 3

45%

Question 4

How many gamers are there in the world?

Answer 4

2.7 billion

Question 5

What is the top selling video game franchise? and how much is it worth? Where does AC fit on this list and how much?

Answer 5

Pokémon worth over $90 billion
29th with $4 billion

Question 6

Name 3 actions within the Assassin’s Creed video games.

Answer 6

Stealth Mode
Leap of Faith
Hidden Blade
Violence
Real historical settings
Binary Opposites
Cinematic visuals when killing, specifically internal shots when using the hidden blade in Valhalla

Question 7

Name 4 changes in the video game industry since 1958.

Answer 7

Increased verisimilitude (hyperreality and escapism)
Mobile gaming
Franchise ownership
Multiplayer over high speed internet
DLC/ updates
Portability
Free to play

Question 8

Who published and developed AC?

Answer 8

Ubisoft

Question 9

What ideology is presented with playing as the assassins?

Answer 9

Anti-establishment play

Question 10

Who do you, the assassins, fight against?

Answer 10

The Templars, wanting control and order.

Question 11

When was AC first released?

Answer 11

2007

Question 12

When was AC Valhalla released?

Answer 12

November 2020

Question 13

True or False
Ubisoft is only horizontally integrated

Answer 13

False
Ubisoft is both horizontally and vertically integrated

Question 14

When is Valhalla set?

Answer 14

873 AD

Question 15

Who do you play as?

Answer 15

Eivor
this can either be the female or male depiction of them

Question 16

What number of major installment is Valhalla in the AC series? What is Valhalla’s number in the overall releases?

Answer 16

12th major installment
22nd release

Question 17

Name 3 benefits of franchise ownership.

Answer 17

Pre-sold audience
Establish a brand, making it easier to use synergy
Financial security
High Production values

Question 18

Name 2 drawbacks of franchise ownership.

Answer 18

Unoriginality
Must meet audiences expectations

Question 19

Name 2 ways Assassin’s Creed worked across cultural industries. theorist?

Answer 19

Hesmondhalgh
1. Movie - AC - Michael Fastbender (mainstreamers + culturally formatted)
2. Boardgame The Brotherhood of Venice £120 (Portal Games)
3. Reebok trainers (fandom + aspirers)
4. Pop-Funko’s £14.99 (fandom Jenkins)

Question 20

What is the USP?

Answer 20

The assassin’s creed brand itself it has a pre-sold audience

Question 21

How much is the standard edition of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla? vs the Collector’s edition?

Answer 21

£49.99
£179.99

Question 22

What phrase is presented at the beginning of the game?
What is the phrase an example of?

Answer 22

“this work of fiction was developed and produced by a multicultural team, of various beliefs sexual orientations and gender identities”
Tokenism

Question 23

What are the 4 stages of a video game creation?

Answer 23

Pre-Production
Production
Playtesting
Marketing

Question 24

How many staff does Ubisoft have? How many production houses? What does this allow for?

Answer 24

3500 staff
14 production houses
Revenue stays withing and ideas stay within the company.

Question 25

How long does it take to play the main story of AC-V?

Answer 25

60.5 hours
with audio recorded for both male and female

Question 26

How long does it take to play the completionist story of AC-V?

Answer 26

140 hours